Re: Prescribed 1000 mg of metformin 2 times a day

Can I ask why you are being stubborn? think the complications won't affect you, or that you really don't have D? I'd take the medicine the doc recommended, and if you want to be taking less pills skip the fenugreek, cinnamon, ... I was addicted to coke. hated diet coke, make that detested it. could get a teaspoon down... finally figured out to get diet ice tea down and adjusted.. loved my toes more than my soda.

The metformin doesn't work instantly so I don't think you'd see much difference between the dosages times of 2x or 4x per day, others may correct me. Taking it without food might be a bit harder on your stomach/intestines. I'm not sure if you are looking for permission to non-treat this, help in getting over the hurdle to take it seriously, or what... Diabetes can give you a swift kick that you won't enjoy, and ignoring it increases your chances of getting that kick.

You go to school to learn, not for a report card.You use your meter to learn, not for a report card

I just wondered what the difference is in taking 1000 mg 2 times a day vs 500 4 times a day if anyone here has tried that.

Have you had any side effects from the metformin? If yes, then what you are doing is wise by ramping up from 500 to 2000 with an intermediate step. If not, you should at least let your doctor know what you are doing because the doc may decide to add other meds based on incorrect knowledge of your situation.

Just started taking fenugreek, cinnamon, milk thistle, vitamin c, natures way blood sugar, but just taking 1 pill of those instead

of 2 to 3 like it recommends.

Those may or may not help you, but in my opinion for someone at your stage of blood glucose management they are expensive supplements which will have a trivial, if any, effect.

My blood sugar is around 280 if i go 24 hours with no sugar. If i eat my cereal before bed which im addicted too, then the next dayits around 325

You are aware of the consequences of eating cereal, yet you continue to eat it. You are right; you need to consider that as an addiction. I recommend cold turkey. As soon as you finish reading this get every packet of cereal in your house and put it in the trash.

That was not a joke.

You will have far more effect on reducing your blood glucose levels by taking that action than by consuming all of the supplements on your health store's shelves.

I don't know if it is a big dinference between 4x500 and 2x1000 But, like you, I don't care to take a bunch of pills a either.

I think the consensus is that , either way you take it, you are going to be better off ramping up to the total dose prescribed than to take all those supplements either as well or instead of the pills.

I just started metaformin about three weeks ago. In that time, I have gone from 1 to two then three pills a day, now back to two. This was my prescription. Three per day was terrible. Mainly the side effects...but, I am the type of person who hardly even likes to take an aspirin if I have a headache.

I love to have a bowl of cereal as well. Right now, it is Life Cereal. My BGL isn't as high as yours though. Perhaps your bowl can be a future reward.

Good luck. I am finding that this disease is depressing enough without any additional stress when your questions are misinterpreted.